ELEM: lost books precedures question

[Johanna Halbeisen <johanna@MASSED.NET>]

My policy on overdue books is that a child must return or pay for a book
before taking any more books out.  We don't have late fines.  Five or six
times this year someone has paid for a book and then found it.  I have
always said, if you find it, I'll refund the money.  So we've been
depositing checks and then writing new ones.  Does anyone have a better
system?  All I can think of is to wait until June to collect and let the
kids continue to take books out, but tracking some parents down and getting
payment is hard and lengthy and I don't want to leave that all to June (by
which time some could have forgotten the whole thing.)

All ideas are welcomed!


Johanna Halbeisen
Woodland Elementary School (preK-4)
Southwick, MA 01077
johanna@massed.net

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